[11/05/13 - 10:06 AM]Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of "2 Broke Girls" Announced as the Hosts of "The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards" at the Nominee Press ConferenceWinners will be revealed during the live broadcast from Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Wednesday, January 8.

[via press release from CBS]

KAT DENNINGS AND BETH BEHRS OF "2 BROKE GIRLS" ANNOUNCED AS THE HOSTS OF "THE 40th ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS" AT THE NOMINEE PRESS CONFERENCE

Nominees Announced Today in 58 Categories

Voting Begins Today At PeoplesChoice.com

Tuesday, Nov. 5 - This morning, the People's Choice Awards announced this year's hosts of their 40th anniversary ceremony, Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs from the CBS comedy 2 BROKE GIRLS. The actors were in attendance at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills for the announcement and to help present the nominees for THE 40th ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, with Rachel Bilson ("Heart of Dixie"), Ciara (Epic Recording Artist), Darren Criss ("Glee"), Allison Janney (MOM) and executive producer Mark Burnett. Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast of "THE 40TH ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS" from Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 (9:00 - 11:00 PM , live ET / delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

"Kat and Beth are great additions to our People's Choice family and we are excited to have them host the show," said Mark Burnett, the People's Choice Awards executive producer for the fifth consecutive year. "Their energy and charisma are a perfect fit for our audience."

Voting opens today for all 58 categories and will close at 11:59 PM, ET on Dec. 5, 2013.

This year, fans cast more than 160 million votes for the nominee selection phase, a new record. Robin Williams, who won his first People's Choice Award in 1979 for his role on "Mork & Mindy," has received a nomination 25 years later in the same category, "Favorite Actor in a New TV Series," for the THE CRAZY ONES. "Glee" leads the list of TV nominees with eight nods, including Favorite Network TV Comedy and four acting nominations for the show's cast. Katy Perry is the top music nominee with five nominations: Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Pop Artist, Favorite Song, Favorite Music Video and Favorite Fan Following. Sandra Bullock leads the list of movie nominees with five nods: Favorite Actress, Favorite Comedic Actress, Favorite Dramatic Actress and two for Favorite Duo (one with George Clooney and the other with Melissa McCarthy). McCarthy is the only star to be nominated in both movie and television categories, including Favorite Comedic TV Actress for MIKE & MOLLY, and Favorite Comedic Movie Actress.

· Facebook - Facebook.com/PeoplesChoice features a custom application where fans can personalize their voting experience and share their votes with friends.

· Twitter - Fans can cast official votes for the People's Choice Awards by tweeting a specific series of hashtags based on the nominee's name and category. The complete list of hashtags created for each nominee is available at PeoplesChoice.com.

· Mobile - Fans can vote in all categories on the People's Choice Awards mobile site, and via the official voting application, People's Choice Awards, for Android and iOS devices. The free app is available for download from Google Play and the Mac App Store.

For the first time, The People's Choice Awards Nominee Announcement Press Conference was featured via live stream. The full event can be viewed at PeoplesChoice.com.

Tickets to the awards show are now available for fans to purchase through AXS.com. Media outlets can apply for credentials to cover the People's Choice Awards at http://credentials.peopleschoice.com.

The People's Choice Awards encourages fans to visit PeoplesChoice.com to view and vote for their favorite Movie, TV and Music Stars. The complete list of nominees is listed below.

About Kat Dennings:

Dennings plays Max Black on CBS's 2 BROKE GIRLS. Previously, Dennings was known for her roles in the feature films "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," the latter of which she was nominated by the International Press Academy for a SATELLITE Award. Her additional film credits include "Daydream Nation," "Defendor," "Shorts," "The Answer Man," "The House Bunny," "Charlie Bartlett," "Raise Your Voice," "Down in the Valley," "London," "Big Momma's House 2" and "Day One." Dennings will appear next in "Thor: The Dark World," coming out Nov. 8, 2013.

About Beth Behrs:

Behrs plays Caroline Channing on CBS's 2 BROKE GIRLS. Before landing the comedy, Behrs studied drama at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television and was awarded the coveted Young Musician's Foundation Vocal Scholarship. Behrs was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2012 for "Choice TV Breakout Performance" for her role on 2 BROKE GIRLS. Behrs has appeared on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, on the Network, as well as "Castle." Her feature film credits include "American Pie: Book of Love" and the comedy "Serial Buddies."

About People's Choice:

Now in its 40th year, the People's Choice Awards continues to be the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in music, movies and television. The People's Choice official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Every year, potential nominees are determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales, social media presence and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted through EPoll Market Research. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, Mark Burnett is the Executive Producer and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. [NYSE:PG].